History's Greatest Dishes serves up a feast of facts about some of the past's most remarkable delicacies. Expect culinary ...

When he was captured by the Nazis in 1944, George Lascelles – the eldest nephew of King George VI – became one of Colditz ...

Grown in India and sold into China, opium generated substantial revenues for British rule – and much more Lin Zexu was a ...

An early medieval text describes rituals intended to protect pregnancies and address the loss of a child. Historian Elinor ...

Witnesses described a pistol and a bloodied body. Soviet investigators pointed to poison. The evidence surrounding Hitler’s death reveals how his final moments became another battleground between the ...

An average life expectancy of around 30 conceals enormous differences in medieval lifespans. Some people reached their eighties and beyond – but surviving long enough to grow old depended heavily on ...

Hugh Jackman dons the mantle of medieval England’s most famous folk hero in The Death of Robin Hood. Emily Briffett spoke to him to find out more about how he brought the mythic outlaw of the Middle A ...

Gritty and grounded, The Death of Robin Hood stars Hugh Jackman as the legendary outlaw, now gravely wounded after a lifetime of violence and offered a final chance at redemption. Speaking to writer ...

It’s true that the Vikings were formidable raiders, warriors and explorers – storming monasteries on the coasts of Britain, sailing rivers into the depths of eastern Europe and even journeying as far ...

This six-part video course covers everything you need to know about Nazi Germany, guided by historian, author and broadcaster Laurence Rees Find out more Roger Moorhouse is a historian specialising in ...

Through the lens of idealised romanticism, the Old West continues to capture the imagination as a wild and untamed frontier ready to be harnessed by those with the determination, courage and grit ...